Kier, whose activities range from building power stations to outsourcing work for local councils, said its construction and services order book had been maintained at about 9 billion pounds by the end of Dec. 31.

The figure excludes potential further renewals and extensions valued in excess of 2.5 billion pounds, it added.

"The strength of the property pipeline, the good forward sold position in the residential division and the combined construction and services order book..., positions the group well for the future," Kier said in a statement.

(Reporting by Esha Vaish in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)